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Johnny Manziel delivers quick TKO win in 1-and-done MMA debut
Johnny Manziel made his amateur MMA debut Saturday at Brand Risk 14, making quick work of social media influencer Bob Menery in a 205-pound bout at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.,In the opening minute, a lackadaisical Menery ran directly into a takedown. Manziel, a former NFL quarterback and the 2012 He...
NASCAR trucks race postponed to Sunday due to weather
CONCORD, N.C. -- For the third time in two days, the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway has been postponed.,After the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race was moved from Friday night to Saturday morning and then Saturday night due to persistent inclement weather, it was m...
Ketel Marte leads Diamondbacks past Rockies
Ketel Marte went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 5-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Saturday night at Phoenix.,Nolan Arenado had a two-run double and Geraldo Perdomo contributed two hits and an RBI for the Diamondbacks, who won for the sixth time in seven gam...
San Jose gets first win in Portland on 20th try
Preston Judd scored twice in the opening 12 minutes as the San Jose Earthquakes won for the first time in 20 trips to Portland in the MLS era, defeating the Timbers 3-1 Saturday night.,Daniel Munie also tallied and Jack Skahan had two assists for the Earthquakes (10-3-2, 32 points), who entered the ...
Nashville SC bests New York City FC behind Maxwell Woledzi's 1st MLS goal
Maxwell Woledzi scored on a header early in the second half for his first career MLS goal and first in any league in six seasons to lift Nashville SC to a 2-1 victory over visiting New York City FC on Saturday night.,Jeisson Palacios also scored his first goal of the season for Nashville (10-1-3, 33...
Knicks hammer Cavs again, take 3-0 series lead
CLEVELAND -- Jalen Brunson scored 30 points and Mikal Bridges added 22 as the New York Knicks never trailed in a 121-108 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals Saturday night, taking a commanding 3-0 lead in the series.,The third-seeded Knicks have won a fran...
Jorge Ruvalcaba records a brace as Red Bulls edge Sporting KC
Jorge Ruvalcaba scored a pair of first half goals on Saturday night to help the visiting New York Red Bulls earn a 2-1 victory over Sporting Kansas City.,Ethan Horvath made seven saves for New York (6-5-4, 22 points), which extended its unbeaten streak to four (3-0-1).,Calvin Harris scored a second-...
Kelsey Plum burns former team for 38 points as Sparks outlast Aces
Los Angeles Sparks star Kelsey Plum had to watch her former team, the Las Vegas Aces, unveil the first championship banner the franchise has earned without her before Sunday's matchup at her old Michelob Ultra Arena home.,In true Plum fashion, she responded by torching the Aces for 38 points while l...
Thunder guard Ajay Mitchell (calf) ruled out for Game 4
The Oklahoma City Thunder have ruled guard Ajay Mitchell out for Sunday's Western Conference finals' Game 4 due to a right calf strain.,Mitchell, a second-year player who has started in place of All-Star Jalen Williams seven times through the first three rounds of the postseason, suffered the injury...
Reports: Angels sign RHP Taijuan Walker to minor league deal
The Los Angeles Angels signed right-hander Taijuan Walker to a minor league contract, according to multiple reports, including mlb.com. ,Walker was released by the Phillies earlier this season.,The former All-Star had a tumultuous run in Philadelphia. After signing a four-year, $72 million deal with...
Mauricio Gonzalez scores in 93' as Minnesota knots Real Salt Lake
Mauricio Gonzalez scored his first career MLS goal in the 93rd minute as Minnesota United rallied for a 1-1 draw with Real Salt Lake on Saturday afternoon in Saint Paul, Minn.,Gonzalez, a 21-year-old forward from Colombia who came on as a substitute for Anthony Markanich in the 77th minute, headed i...
Si Woo Kim keeps CJ Cup Byron Nelson lead, but Scottie Scheffler looms
South Korea's Si Woo Kim recovered from a bad mid-round stretch to shoot 3-under-par 68 and keep the lead through three rounds of the CJ Cup Byron Nelson on Saturday in McKinney, Texas.,Kim, who opened the day with a five-shot lead, sits at 21-under 192 and carries a two-shot edge over world No. 1 S...
Liberty G Sabrina Ionescu to make season debut vs. Wings
Sabrina Ionescu told reporters she plans to make her season debut Sunday when the New York Liberty host the Dallas Wings.,The four-time All-Star guard has been sidelined by a left foot injury suffered in a May 3 preseason win at Connecticut.,However, she has been practicing since Monday and told rep...
Natasha Howard's double-double leads Lynx over Sky
Natasha Howard scored 22 of her 26 points in the first half and pulled down 14 rebounds as the visiting Minnesota Lynx posted a big second quarter then held off a fourth-quarter Chicago Sky surge to win 85-75 on Saturday. ,Less than a week after Chicago won 86-79 at Minnesota, Howard helped make sur...
WTA roundup: Emma Navarro jolts Victoria Mboko in Strasbourg final
Emma Navarro won her first title on clay Saturday by posting a 6-0, 5-7, 6-2 victory over top-seeded Victoria Mboko of Canada at the Internationaux de Strasbourg in France.,Navarro overcame four aces by Mboko and benefited from six double faults by her foe to secure her third career title and first ...
White Sox place RHP Jordan Hicks on 15-day IL
The Chicago White Sox placed reliever Jordan Hicks on the 15-day injured list with a right lat strain on Saturday and recalled fellow right-hander Jordan Leasure from Triple-A Charlotte.,The move is retroactive to Thursday for Hicks, who is 0-1 with a 5.60 ERA in 20 relief appearances this season.,H...
NASCAR trucks race postponed again due to weather
CONCORD, N.C. -- For the second time in as many days, the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway has been postponed.,Originally scheduled for Friday night, the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race was moved to Saturday at 8 a.m., but the weather remained uncooperative.,With a...
Nine MLB Stars off To Concerning Starts Heading Into Memorial Day
As Memorial Day nears, it's no longer too early to worry about these MLB stars. A look at the players raising the biggest red flags in 2026....
Rockies ride upstarts' late contributions into matchup vs. D-backs
Mickey Moniak, the Colorado Rockies' top offensive player this season, was placed on the 10-day injured list Friday due to a right ankle injury.,The transaction opened the door for Sterlin Thompson to join Chad Stevens as unlikely game-winning heroes.,The two players who were Triple-A teammates at m...
Rays-Yankees game ppd., doubleheader slated for Sept. 22
Saturday's game between the Tampa Bay Rays and Yankees was postponed due to the forecast of heavy rain in the New York area.,The game will be made up as part of a split-admission doubleheader Sept. 22 when the Yankees start their final homestand of the regular season.,Right-hander Drew Rasmussen was...